"I was unaware that Jeff McLaughlin was even at our event or tried to get in," Ainsworth said. "Our campaign was responsible for bringing Gov. Bentley to Arab in the first place, and because the room we used held only 100 people, the event was invitation-only, a fact that Jeff clearly knew and freely admits.

"I would never try to force myself into one of Jeff's private, invitation-only campaign events, so I am disappointed to learn that he tried to force himself into one of mine."

Bentley campaign spokesperson Rebekah Mason had this to say about the matter:"With permission from the company, Governor Bentley's participation was advised to media, as is often the case when he is visiting or speaking in a local community. The governor's campaign did not organize the occasion or invite participants."

"Complaints about being turned away from his opponent's private campaign event won't bring the first job to Marshall County, they won't improve education, and they certainly won't help us fight Barack Obama and his dangerous liberal policies, so I hope Jeff will finally begin talking about issues that actually matter at some point soon," he said.

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